BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
October 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSC Mauritius elected to the Executive Committee of IOPS

The Financial Services Commission (FSC), Mauritius just announced that it has today been elected to the Executive Committee of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) at its Annual General Meeting. Other elected members include Italy, India, Romania, Uganda, Egypt and Botswana. The IOPS is the international standard setter and think tank of the Pension…

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Nasdaq Dubai
October 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Islamic Development Bank lists US$1.25 billion Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Dr. Zamir Iqbal, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), rang the market-opening bell today to mark the listing of a 1.25 billion US dollar Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, the region's international financial exchange. The listing supports the economic development and social advancement goals of IDB, an AAA-rated multilateral…

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October 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange sector shows strengthening in share values

The exchange sector continued to demonstrate positive returns for investors with continued positive performances on the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index in Q3 of 2017. Bulgarian Exchange topped the leader board with an increase in share value of 67.3 per cent in Q3 2017 against a 6.6 per cent increase in Q2 2017. B3 SA…

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TradingScreen website
October 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: TradingScreen responds to allegations of former CEO Philippe Buhannic

LeapRate Exclusive... A war of words, and possible legal battle, is heating up between the former CEO, and current board and management of electronic trading solutions provider TradingScreen. We first reported two weeks ago on a (supposed) lawsuit filed by former TradingScreen CEO Philippe Buhannic against the Chairman of his former employer. Mr. Buhannic has set up…

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October 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Under 1 in 10 Post-ICO Tokens are actively used

Token Report, the database of verified information on ICOs, today released data on the number of cryptocurrencies actively in use. Of the 226 ICOs in Token Report’s database that have completed, 20 of those tokens, or just under 1 in 10, are actively in use, excluding Ethereum. Token Report’s newly launched membership program, Token Clarity,…

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Lingxi ,China Finance Online Co. Limited
October 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

A new Steel Company added to Tehran Stock Exchange

On Wednesday 18 October 2017, 350 million shares (5 Percent) of South Kaveh Steel Company were floated at Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) for the first time, TSE has shared. The IPO, which was conducted through book building mechanism, added IRR 12300 billion to the exchange’s market capitalization. Each equity share was traded at IRR 1760.…

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IC Markets cryptocurrency trading
October 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IC Markets expands Cryptocurrency CFD trading with Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Dash Coin and Litecoin

ASIC regulated Retail FX broker IC Markets has announced that it has introduced four new Cryptocurrencies to its offering of tradable products. The new additions are in response to increased global demand for Cryptocurrencies and follow the successful release of Bitcoin (BTCUSD) to IC Markets clients in August this year. The new Cryptocurrencies all have market…

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